Southern District

There were 165 people over the age of 85 living in Southern District in 2011, with largest age group being 0 to 4 year olds.

The Age Structure of Southern District provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is also an indicator of Southern District's residential role and function and how it is likely to change in the future.

Five year age groups present a classic age profile of the population. Each age group covers exactly five years, which enables direct comparison between each group.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Usual residence data)Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Change in age structure - five year age groups, 2006 to 2011

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Usual residence data)Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the five year age groups of Southern District in 2011 compared to the City of Onkaparinga shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a lower proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).

Overall, 23.4% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 11.4% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 19.5% and 13.8% respectively for the City of Onkaparinga.

The major differences between the age structure of Southern District and the City of Onkaparinga were:

A larger percentage of persons aged 0 to 4 (8.9% compared to 6.6%)

A larger percentage of persons aged 5 to 9 (7.6% compared to 6.3%)

A smaller percentage of persons aged 60 to 64 (5.0% compared to 6.5%)

A smaller percentage of persons aged 50 to 54 (5.6% compared to 7.0%)

Emerging groups

From 2006 to 2011, Southern District's population increased by 4,569 people (47.7%). This represents an average annual population change of 8.12% per year over the period.

The largest changes in age structure in this area between 2006 and 2011 were in the age groups:

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